- MITT ROMNEYRepublican presidential frontrunner, addressing fellow contender Rick Santorum, who were both defending their support of earmarking; following the barbs, Google searches for the word 'earmark' soared by 2300%

- ANDY KELLETTa tech analyst, criticizing Google's decision to merge users' personal data from YouTube, Gmail, search, social network Google+ and dozens of other services because people aren't able to opt out of the change